Bill Fenner wrote: > I'm using xxe 2.11 on MacOS 10.4.2 with Apple's java 1.4.2_09. I > wanted to bind a command to meta-PLUS, so I tried > > <keyPressed code="PLUS" modifiers="meta"/> > > However, this didn't work. It turns out I have to use > > <keyPressed code="EQUALS" modifiers="shift meta"/> > > Since the plus key is not shift-equals in all keyboard layouts, this > means I am not guaranteed to get plus when I ask for shift-equals. > Similarly, there may be some keyboard layout where equals itself is > shifted, so this binding may not work. > > I'm assuming this is more of a java issue than an xxe one - xxe > looks like it's just taking the events that java is handing it - but > is there any conventional wisdom about how to make this kind of > binding?
With <keyPressed/>, you must use the code of keys found on *all* keyboards. This means: limit yourself to A, B, C, ..., F1, F2, ..., Esc, space bar, ... The alternative is to use the following *sequence*: [1] <keyPressed code="X" modifiers="meta" /> <-- use here any ``prefix'' you want. [2] <keyTyped char="+" /> <-- Unlike keyPressed, keyTyped allows you to precisely specify any character you want.
